1
CONTACT
REPORT
From:
Tom
Holloway
Date
of
Contact:
July
11,
15­
18,
22,
24­
26,
and
29;
August
21,
2002
Company/
Agency:
States
of
Massachusetts,
New
Jersey,
New
York,
North
Carolina,
Illinois,
South
Dakota,
California,
Indiana,
Virginia,
Maryland,
Georgia,
Pennsylvania,
Alabama,
and
Texas
CONTACT
SUMMARIES:

Massachusetts
Called
Donald
Squires
(
617­
292­
5618)
on
7/
11/
02
regarding
BASF
Corp.
and
KaO
Infosystems
Co.
He
said
that
he
would
check
into
it.
Other
contact,
Robert
Donaldson,
is
out
until
7/
17/
02.
Called
Robert
Donaldson
(
617­
292­
5630)
on
7/
24/
02.
He
referred
me
to
the
Massachusetts
regional
offices
and
provided
contact
names
and
telephone
numbers.
Contacts
included:
Ed
Braczyk
(
978­
661­
7645),
or
his
boss
Jim
Belsky
(
978­
661­
7640),
for
BASF
and
John
Winkler
(
508­
946­
2779)
for
KaO
Infosystems.
Called
Mr.
Belsky
on
7/
24/
02;
left
message.
Received
message
from
Mun
Wong
(
978­
661­
7652)
for
Mr.
Belsky
on
same
day.
Called
Mr.
Wong
back
same
day.
He
said
that
BASF
closed
about
10
years
ago.
Called
Mr.
Winkler
on
7/
24/
02.
He
said
that
KaO
Infosystems
is
closed.

New
Jersey
Called
Permitting/
NSR
(
609­
984­
6721)
on
7/
11/
02
regarding
Fidelipac.
Company
is
in
their
data
base
for
site
remediation,
but
there
is
no
permit.

New
York
Called
Bureau
of
Stationary
Sources
(
518­
402­
8403)
on
7/
11/
02
regarding
Eastman
Kodak
Co.
(
Buffalo
Road
plant)
and
Welch
Allyn
Inc.
Referred
me
to
Brad
Shaw
at
same
number;
left
message.
Received
message
from
Mr.
Shaw
on
same
day.
Called
Mr.
Shaw
back
on
same
day;
he
will
look
into
both
plants
(
Kodak
and
Welch
Allyn).
It
may
require
a
FOIA.
Mr.
Shaw
called
me
back
same
day
to
say
that
Kodak
is
only
plant
with
SIC
code
3695,
but
he
could
not
say
whether
the
plant
manufactures
magnetic
tape
specifically;
suggested
I
contact
the
plant
directly.

North
Carolina
Called
Laura
Butler
(
919­
715­
6236)
on
7/
11/
02
regarding
Electronic
Data
Magnetics,
Inc.
(
EDM)
and
Sonopress
Inc.
Sent
e­
mail
to
Ms.
Butler
on
same
day
summarizing
the
information
we
need.
She
forwarded
the
e­
mail
to
the
regional
offices
involved.
Ms.
Butler
called
me
back
same
day
and
said
that
she
has
found
no
information
about
2
EDM
in
their
files.
In
response
to
e­
mail
on
same
day,
the
Winston­
Salem
regional
office
(
WSRO)
indicated
that
it
has
had
no
contact
with
EDM
but
noted
that
EDM
is
listed
in
the
telephone
book.
In
her
call,
Ms.
Butler
said
that
Sonopress
is
a
small
synthetic
source
bought
out
by
Shorewood
and
makes
magnetic
tape
labels,
which
may
be
subject
to
the
magnetic
tape
NESHAP.
Called
Bob
Camby
(
828­
255­
5655)
on
8/
21/
02
to
confirm
the
status
of
Sonopress.
He
said
that
he
had
not
visited
the
site
in
several
years
but
thought
that
they
made
recording
tapes.
He
forwarded
me
to
others
in
the
office,
including
Melanie
Patrola,
who
said
that
Sonopress
does
not
manufacture
magnetic
tape
and
never
did.

Illinois
Called
Illinois
(
217­
782­
2113)
on
7/
11/
02
regarding
Rand
McNally
and
XDP.
Searched
data
base
for
permits
and
applications.
Said
that
there
were
no
plants
permitted
under
Rand
McNally,
and
no
data
for
XDP
either.

South
Dakota
Called
South
Dakota
(
605­
773­
3351)
on
7/
11/
02
regarding
Syncom
Technology
Inc.
Said
that
Syncom
has
been
shut
down
for
many
years.

California
Called
the
Bay
Area
district
(
415­
771­
6000)
on
7/
15/
02
regarding
Seagate
Tech.
LLC
and
MMC
Technologies,
Inc.
Said
that
neither
makes
magnetic
tape
 
Seagate
makes
hard
disks,
and
MMC
makes
rigid
magnetic
media.
Called
the
district
again
on
7/
17/
02
regarding
Memorex
Technologies
Inc.
Referred
me
to
Julian
Elliott
(
415­
749­
4705),
who
is
the
engineer
in
charge
of
the
plant;
left
message;
no
reply.
Called
Mr.
Elliott
again
on
7/
25/
02;
left
message;
no
reply.
Called
South
Coast
district
(
916­
396­
2000)
on
7/
16/
02
regarding
Ricoh
Electronics
Inc.
Referred
me
to
Public
Records
(
916­
396­
3700),
who
said
that
I
would
have
to
submit
a
form
to
get
information.
Called
Sacramento
district
(
916­
874­
4800)
on
7/
16/
02
regarding
Intermag
Inc.
Referred
me
to
Jim
Jester
of
Public
Records
(
916­
874­
4817),
who
said
that
I
would
have
to
submit
a
FOIA
to
get
information.
Contacted
EPA
lead
(
Vince
Hellwig)
on
7/
17/
02
about
how
to
proceed
with
the
South
Coast
and
Sacramento
districts.
He
said
that
he
would
make
additional
calls
to
these
two
districts.
Sent
him
an
e­
mail
on
7/
17/
02
that
included
contact
information
for
these
districts.
Called
San
Diego
district
(
858­
650­
4700)
on
7/
17/
02
regarding
Datatape
Inc.
Spin
Physics
Facility.
Referred
me
to
Karen
Campbell
(
858­
650­
4515);
left
message.
Received
message
from
Ms.
Campbell
on
same
day.
Called
Ms.
Campbell
on
7/
18/
02.
She
said
that
there
are
no
permits
at
the
Datatape
address,
and
no
record
of
a
company
with
a
permit
at
that
address.

Indiana
Called
Wanda
Stanfield
(
317­
233­
6864)
on
7/
15/
02
regarding
Sealtran
and
Digital
Audio
Disc
Corp.;
not
in.
Called
back
7/
16/
02.
Referred
me
to
the
Indiana
regional
offices
and
provided
contact
names
and
telephone
numbers.
Contacts
included:
D.
J.
Knotts
 
Wayne
County
3
(
317­
232­
8438)
for
Sealtran
and
Rob
Harmon
 
Vigo
County
(
812­
462­
3433)
for
Digital
Audio
Disc.
Said
that
Digital
Audio
Disc
was
still
in
operation,
and
Mr.
Harmon
would
let
me
know
if
it
makes
magnetic
tape.
Called
Mr.
Knotts
same
day,
who
said
there
was
no
permit
for
Sealtran.
Called
Mr.
Harmon
same
day;
left
message.
No
response.
Called
Mr.
Harmon
again
on
7/
25/
02,
who
said
that
Digital
Audio
Disc
only
makes
CDs
now.
Said
that
the
inspector
would
know
for
sure,
but
he
is
out
this
week.
After
speaking
with
his
director,
Mr.
Harmon
said
that
Digital
Audio
Disc
only
makes
CDs
and
DVDs.

Virginia
Called
John
Daniel
(
804­
698­
4311)
on
7/
16/
02
regarding
Rochester
Button
Co.
and
Audiopak
Inc.
He
referred
me
to
the
Virginia
regional
offices
and
provided
contact
names
and
telephone
numbers.
Contacts
included:
Jed
Brown
(
434­
582­
5120)
for
Rochester
Button
and
Sharon
Foley
(
540­
574­
7821)
for
Audiopak.
Called
Mr.
Brown
on
same
day.
He
said
that
Rochester
Button
was
closed.
They
received
a
letter
from
them
on
4/
11/
00.
The
shutdown
was
permanent
as
of
that
day.
Called
Ms.
Foley
on
same
day.
She
said
that
Audiopak
shut
down
in
1999,
but
they
did
use
to
make
magnetic
tape.

Maryland
Called
Maryland
(
410­
631­
4433)
on
7/
16/
02
regarding
Schlumberger
Malco
Inc.
Said
that
Schlumberger
Malco
is
still
open
and
still
makes
magnetic
tape.

Georgia
Called
Geogia
(
404­
363­
7000)
on
7/
16/
02
regarding
Sony
Music
Entertainment
Inc.
Referred
me
to
Jimmy
Johnston
(
404­
363­
7022),
who
said
that
Sony
closed
sometime
before
12/
31/
00.

Pennsylvania
Called
Doug
Lesher
(
717­
787­
4325)
on
7/
17/
02
regarding
Wea
Manufacturing.
He
referred
me
to
regulatory
office
(
570­
826­
2531)
 
Jerry
Zerbolis
or
one
of
his
people.
Called
Mr.
Zerbolis
same
day;
left
message.
Mr.
Zerbolis
called
me
back
same
day
and
said
that
Wea
Manufacturing
makes
CDs,
not
magnetic
tape.

Alabama
Called
Russell
Kelly
(
334­
271­
7714)
on
7/
22/
02
regarding
four
plants
 
Quantegy
Inc.,
JVC
Magnetics
America
Co.,
Sony
Magnetics
Products
Inc.
of
America,
and
BASF
Corp.
Decatur
Coatings
Facility;
left
message.
Rebecca
Hall
returned
call
for
Mr.
Kelly
on
same
day.
She
asked
me
to
send
a
request
in
writing
(
e­
mail
or
fax)
listing
the
plants
and
the
information
needed.
E­
mail
address
is
records@
adem.
state.
al.
us.
Sent
e­
mail
same
day.
She
called
me
back
same
day,
saying
that
they
could
not
help
with
the
information
I
needed.
She
gave
me
two
options
 
come
in
and
review
files
or
call
main
line
in
Air
Division
to
see
if
someone
there
could
help.
Decided
to
Call
Air
Division
Called
Ron
Gore
(
334­
271­
7868),
Chief
of
Air
Division,
on
7/
24/
02
regarding
the
four
plants.
He
referred
me
to
Larry
Brown
(
334­
271­
7886)
and
Kevin
Fullmer,
who
works
with
4
those
plants.
Left
message
with
Mr.
Brown.
Mr.
Fullmer
returned
call
on
7/
25/
02
for
Mr.
Brown.
He
said
that
BASF
is
a
paint
manufacturing
company.
He
said
that
they
could
make
copies
of
permit
applications
at
$
0.40/
page.
He
agreed
to
send
me
table
of
contents
of
the
applications
so
that
I
could
pick
out
what
I
needed.
He
said
that
they
were
very
busy
and
did
not
have
the
time
to
dig
through
the
files
themselves
for
the
information
we
needed.
He
said
he
did
not
know
if
any
risk
assessments
had
been
done
for
the
plants.
Mr.
Fullmer
gave
me
a
return
call
on
7/
26/
02.
He
confirmed
that
BASF
is
a
paint
manufacturing
plant,
and
he
doesn't
deal
with
that.
So
there
are
only
three
magnetic
tape
manufacturing
plants
in
Alabama.
Mr.
Fullmer
said
that
the
three
plants
submitted
both
CBI
and
non­
CBI
permit
applications,
and
the
non­
CBI
applications
didn't
have
the
information
we
wanted,
so
he
won't
be
sending
the
table
of
contents.
He
said
that
information
on
chemicals
used
and
in
what
proportions
was
one
of
the
things
considered
CBI.
Mr.
Fullmer
suggested
that
we
contact
the
plants
directly.
He
gave
me
contact
names
and
telephone
numbers
for
the
three
magnetic
tape
manufacturing
plants.
Contacts
included:
Bert
Long
 
Quantegy
(
334­
745­
7643),
Steve
Perkra
 
JVC
(
205­
556­
7111),
and
Mark
Farmer
 
Sony
(
334­
793­
7655).
Regarding
risk
modeling,
Mr.
Fullmer
said
that
they
only
look
at
new
sources
and
new
pieces
of
equipment.
They
don't
look
at
existing
equipment,
so
any
data
we
get
would
be
piecemeal,
over
many
years
and
different
people
conducting
the
analyses.
He
suggested
that
I
contact
Chris
Howard
(
head
meteorologist)
for
this
type
of
information.
The
telephone
number
for
Mr.
Howard
is
the
same
as
for
Kevin
Fullmer
(
334­
271­
7861).
Ms.
Hall
called
me
back
on
7/
26/
02
to
see
if
there
was
anything
else
that
they
needed
to
do
for
me.
I
told
her
that
Mr.
Fullmer
had
said
that
the
information
I
needed
was
CBI,
and
I
would
need
to
contact
the
plants
directly.
She
said
that
she
would
file
away
my
information
request
and
would
pull
it
out
later
if
I
contacted
them
again.

Texas
Called
Jesse
Chacon
(
512­
239­
1570)
of
Operating
Permits
Section
on
7/
25/
02
regarding
permit
status
of
three
plants
 
eMag
Solutions
LLC,
Tandy
Magnetics,
and
Magnetic
Ticket
&
Label;
left
message.
Called
Toxicology
and
Risk
Assessment
Section
on
7/
26/
02
regarding
risk
assessment
information
for
the
three
plants.
Joann
Wiersema
(
512­
239­
1782)
was
out
of
the
office
and
Chet
Clarke
(
512­
239­
2218)
was
also
not
in;
Vincent
Leopold
will
check
into
it;
gave
him
my
telephone
number
and
e­
mail
address.
Mr.
Leopold
called
me
back
same
day
and
said
he
had
sent
a
request
to
Steve
Hagel
of
Air
Permits
Division
with
my
contact
information.
He
also
asked
anyone
in
toxicology
section
regarding
review
of
permit
applications.
He
said
that
there
was
a
review
of
the
eMag
permit
application
in
May
2002,
which
modeled
the
air
concentrations.
There
was
also
another
analysis
in
August
1994,
when
the
company
was
called
Graham
Magnetics.
He
also
contacted
the
air
monitoring
people,
who
said
that
there
has
been
no
mobile
monitoring
at
any
of
the
three
plants.
Mr.
Leopold
mailed
me
a
package
on
7/
29/
02
containing
the
results
of
the
August
1994
and
May
2002
analyses.
Mr.
Chacon
called
me
back
on
7/
29/
02,
saying
that
eMag
is
the
only
facility
on
the
list
I
provided
that
they
have
information
on.
He
said
that
eMag
does
make
magnetic
tape.
